Show colorado at flood stage road closed the colorado river fed by the rapidly melting snows in the high elevations of the rocky mountains it at flood stage and yesterday the waters had reached the 13 foot mark the highest point recorded since 1935 the river has its bank at moab and the meadows in the lower part of the valley are submerged the river road from moab to castle valley is under water at several points and has been closed to traffic all travel to and from castle valey is de toured by way of brumley ridge and wilson mesa the warm weather of the past week has resulted in the rapid rise of the river although the cool nights the past few days are expected to check the flood ordinarily the colorado river does not reach its spring crest until about the tenth of june moab times independent henry bailey came in from idaho the last of the week and wille will look after julius baileys sheep sheeba during the summer |